Attorney
I'm an estate planning attorney serving the families of Franklin County from an office on the second floor of the historic Apalachicola Post Office. My practice is built on a simple idea: the people of the Forgotten Coast deserve careful legal work without a two-hour drive to get it. Wills, trusts, Lady Bird deeds, powers of attorney, and probate — explained plainly, priced flat, handled by me.
I’ve spent my career in Florida law, most of it at the highest levels of state government. I served as General Counsel of the Florida Department of Transportation, where I supervised more than 120 legal professionals across seven districts and directed legal strategy for a $12 billion work program. After that I was Chief of Staff of the Department of Management Services, Florida’s central business and technology agency, and Deputy General Counsel at the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation.
That background matters less for the titles than for what it taught me: how Florida law actually works in practice, and how much damage gets done by documents that were never drafted carefully in the first place. I’m board certified in State and Federal Government and Administrative Practice — a distinction held by fewer than 75 attorneys in Florida — and I hold an AV Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell, their highest mark for legal ability and ethical standards.
Today I bring that same care to estate planning for families along the Forgotten Coast. The stakes look different than a state agency’s $12 billion program, but they’re not smaller. For most families, the home and the land are the whole legacy.
I run an estate planning practice in Wakulla County I call Wakulla Legacy, and I kept noticing the same thing: clients driving in from Apalachicola, Eastpoint, and Carrabelle. An hour each way, sometimes more, for a will.
That didn’t sit right. So in 2026 I took an office on the second floor of the Apalachicola Post Office and Customs House — a building on the National Register of Historic Places that has housed the town’s federal business since 1923 and still operates as a post office today. It’s downtown, across from the Owl Cafe, and it’s where I meet Franklin County clients.
I also come to you. The firm keeps a vehicle for exactly that reason — house calls anywhere in Franklin County, because a lot of the people who most need estate planning are the ones least able to drive to get it.
My practice is deliberately narrow. Doing a few things carefully beats doing everything adequately, and estate planning is unforgiving of “adequately.” Here’s exactly where I can help, and where I’ll point you somewhere better.
If you call me about one of these, you won’t get a dead end. I’ve spent enough years in Florida law to know who’s good at what, and I’d rather hand you to the right person than take a case I’m not the best answer for.
A quick summary of my education, certifications, and the roles I held before entering private practice.
Juris Doctor, St. Thomas University School of Law. Bachelor of Arts in History, University of Florida.
Board Certified in State and Federal Government and Administrative Practice by The Florida Bar. Have held Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US). AV Preeminent rated by Martindale-Hubbell.
General Counsel, Florida Department of Transportation. Chief of Staff, Florida Department of Management Services. Deputy General Counsel, Florida Office of Insurance Regulation.
